Automatic toy.



O. L. LEWIS.

AUTOMATIC TOY. APPLIOA'IIION FILED AUG. 3, 1910. 991,217. Patented May 2,1911.

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AUTOMATIC TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1910.

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and State of New York hav iris exited ceirtain new and useful improvements in Automatic Toys, of which. the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automatic toys, and one of the pri: cipal objects of the same is to provide a toyof simgle construction, which will simulate the carrying otloatls up inclines and lumping the same; which Will return on inclined tracl zs'auil eutou'iatically clump into cars to be drawn up the iii-- clines by Winding (lriu'iis.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a toy comprisiug a paii of slope tracks having cars mounted therein; vars adapted to receive loacls'at the lower ends of the slope tracks to be drawn upward. by winding (li-uros, and balance tracks located underneath the slope tracks the upper ends thereof slope tracks a i the lower end Still another object of the invention to provide an amusing to J containing interestmg' mechanical movements, which will have a tendency to instruct young people in mechanical lmo'o'leclge.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustatccl in the accompanying drawing, in. wl'iicli Figure 1 is a sicle elevation of a toy made in accordance with my invention showing the movable cars in one the positions which they assume luring the operation of the toy. Fig 2 lan VlQW of the same. Fig. a View l citing at the right hand encl of Fig. l with i e cars removed Fl 4,- is a View lool iug at the left hancl lower cncl of Fig. l wit; the cars anti cables re- 11 i ovcifl. v

Referring to the (li'mviugs the numeral l designates suitable base or support for the toy, Q are the longer upri .3 at the head of the base piw'ivitlcd with a cross bar 3 at the top thereof and. l are the shorter up-- rights secured to one Llltl ol the base, Haiti uprights lb sing provided with suitable cross bar 5. Balance ti'aclis 6 comprising rails seemed 9- their upper curls to a cross bar 7 connected to the uprig'l are supported at, their lower eucls upon the cross and leading to points above the Specificaiiou ot iu cout etl -llliay 2, 21913 Elerial 1'10"":

bar 5 secured toth'euiari gl'itst'. Theft 'acl: mile 6 at their lower eucl."a l -cui ved upwar'clly, as at'S, for afpu 'posowhich will presently ap'p'eaig' Mounteda pon the gbal mice track "rails 6 are ti'iicks9"provided with wheels 10. li-iyotecl at fll c each of the trucks 9 is box 112 said x-being adapted to tip when thetiri'iclc '9'fsti'ikes the curve 8 in the ii. 'i tohiiiifi its'coi'itentls. Stops l3 and l i ai epi-ovided foi' supporting the box 12 in either of"itstwopositlons; There archive of the triicksfl'aucl boxes 12 and they are connected"t'ogetbby by a cord 15 which passes upland oiiml'gi'o'oved pulleys 17 mounted to i'otateon'axlcs ll secured to the cross bar 7. Slope tracks" ai'e"supportoii at their upper eiidsiipou a biacket20 secured to the uprights 5% The slope-tracks 19 are providecl'at their upper'cnds with siibstantially horizontalportions 21 and curved terminal ends iit-their lower ends the slope tracks 19 are provided-with curved ends or stops" As-shoivn the slope tracks 19 are locate pQiutsi-n'siElethe balance tracks 6. Slopewai's 2 161mb ctl to run on the tracked stud-cin's beiug provided with wlieels 25. Tl ecaiifoccai ryiug the load is provided jVl-tll tl pivoted bail 26. "There ai-e-two' -ozifi t-lie-carsfi l and connected to eacliof the bails 26 is a: cord 27, said cords leading to a Winding drum 30 mounted in suitable brackets 29 on the base 1, As shown the cords 27 are secure l to the winding- (ii-um 3O to wind in opposite directions when the crank 81 is operated,

thus one of the cars 24 is elevated, While the other descends and vice verse, Properly supported u pen the uprights 2- are inclined chutes 32, the lower ends of Which are disposed. in'iiucdiately over ihe boxes 12 on the trucks 9 when in their uppermost positions. lit the low' "cud of the frame a chute 33 is provided, saiil chute being of ilouble'foim, as shown, in. Fig. 2 and provided with a hinged cover 35 The chutes 3? ilu 0T: liopi'ici' like form and the coinpai'ativeljf/ small openings at the bottom of said chutes are closed by means oi. a hinged door 34 pivoteil a l; 36 at. the Sl(l(S of the chute,'said i'bc door 35 and to DOXIIIli the some to be opened when the car 241- clcscends and strikes the arm 37 upon cithe side of tbechute 33.

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, connected by a cord passed around pii'lleys .terial of suflicient weight for the purpose.

boxes mounted on said trucks, slope tracks The chute 33 is supported by means of a suitable bracket 39 supported upon short uprights 4. The cords 27 pass up over grooved pulleys a mounted in suitable brack' ets I) mounted on the crossbar 3.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as follows: One of the cars 24 is loaded with any suitable granular ma- The car24 is drawn upward by means of the winding drum and crank 31. When the car 24 reaches the upper end of the slope track 19' it is tilted to dump its contents into the chute 32 and from thence into the box 12 on the truck 9. The weight of the load in the box 12 wil carry the truck 9 down to the lower end of the track 6 and when the truck strikes the curve 8, the box 12 will be tilted to discharge its contents into the chute 33. At this time one of the cars 24 is in its lowermost position to receive the load discharged from the box 12. The other car 24 being loaded and drawn up to its uppermost position will dump its contents into the other boX 12 and after the toy has been started'the operation will be continued, as will be obvious.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that my toy is of simple construction, will operate to amuse and instruct persons in mechanical movements and can be manufactured at low cost.

I claim:

1. A toy comprising a frame, balance tracks mounted on the frame, trucks mounted onthe balance tracks, said trucks being at the upper end of said tracks, tilting supported on the frame, cars mounted to travel on said tracks, a winding drum tor moving said cars, and means for dumping said cars into said tilting boxes.

2. A toy comprising a. frame, balance tracks mounted on the frame, trucks mounted on the balance tracks, tilting boxes mounted on the trucks, a cord connected to said trucks and passing around pulleys at. the upper ends of said balance tracks, slope tracks mounted on the frame, cars mounted to move on said slope tracks, a winding drum for raising said cars, means at the ends of the slope tracks and balance tracks for dumping the cars and boxes, and a double chute at the lower end of the balance tracks for receiving the loads from the tilting boxes, said chutes having doors provided with counterbalanccd arms adapted to be operated by the movement of the ears.

3. A toy comprising a frame, balance tracks secured to the frame, trucks mounted on said balance tracks, cords connected to said trucks and mssingovcr 1mlleys at the upper end oflhe tracks, tilting boxes on said trucks, means at the lower ends of the tracks for tilting said boxes, a chute at the lower end of said tracks, a series of slope tracks connected to the frame, cars mounted on said tracks, said cars being provided with pivoted bails, cords connected to said bails and passed over pulleys, said cords being, connected to a winding drum for revcrse operation, and means for dumping the cars into the tilting boxes, and for dumping the tilting boxes into the cars.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

'OWEN L. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

CLAREN on E. Ni BLE'lTl-l, WVAL'run F. Davmson. 

